My movies!. I recorded this series of reflections Summer 2024. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,” released in the early 2000s. It’s a story centered on women’s friendships, memory, forgiveness, and the complicated bonds that shape us across generations. It was genuinely fun to make. Not just because of the work itself, but because of the people, the laughter between takes, and the deep sense of trust on set that made creativity feel spacious and alive. Revisiting it now, I’m struck by how

Y’all often ask me about my movies and often encourage me to make more. Thank you. So last summer, I took some time to look back and reflect on a handful of those questions. And today, I’m introducing a series of reflections on the movies I’ve made. I’m excited to share a few of these—looking back on what my movies meant to me, memories from making them, how they may have affected and changed me, and how they both hurt and healed. Ruby in Paradise, filmed in 1992, was awarded the Sundance Film F